Monsoon Rains Kill 16 in India

At least 16 people have been killed and 12 others are missing as heavy monsoon rain deluged India’s financial capital Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, causing transport chaos and forcing schools and many offices to close on Wednesday.

The coastal city of more than 20 million people is the latest to be hit by floods that have ravaged South Asia this monsoon season, affecting millions of people across India, Nepal and Bangladesh and killing over 1,200.

Authorities in Mumbai said at least 16 people had died since the intense rainfall began on Tuesday, making roads impassable and briefly shutting the suburban rail network on which millions of commuters depend.